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Sasha Ross

Augmented Reality - 0 views

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  • Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.
  • replaces the real world with a simulated one.
  • interactive and digitally manipulable.
  • Sasha Ross on 11 Feb 14
     
    Although this link is a very short paragraph, it is still very important and clear when defining augmented reality.  This link gives an easy to understand definition of the term, and very interesting things to think about once you are done reading.  At the bottom of the article there are also many other links related to augmented reality, and the new things happening around the creation.  
Sohyun Kim

The Power Of Tumblr - 0 views

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  • Within the first few weeks of using the blogging network, my perception of online communities completely changed. The concise nature of Tumblr allowed to me convey so much with so little.
  • Tumblr has connected the world into a single platform of creative genius.
  • I don’t write this to brag; I say this because Tumblr is influential and powerful. As Tumblr approaches a bright future, the company needs to continue pushing the envelope to maintain dominance in the industry. More importantly, Tumblr needs to remain competitive so they can continue to attract the creators that make the community what it is. Now the question is, what’s next?
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  • Tumblr doesn’t require users to write long posts to convey messages—gifs can do that. It doesn’t require users to write long posts to convey ideas—videos can do that. It doesn’t require users to recite their favorite sayings—quotes can do that. Tumblr has taken the traditional notion of blogging and has successfully thrown it out the window. They’ve continued to challenge the notion that blogging isn’t only about words.
  • Sohyun Kim on 09 Mar 14
     
    This article is in the perspective of a blogger who decided to switch from Wordpress to Tumblr and his experience with it. The main point of this article is how Tumblr can connect the world with one single social media platform. It emphasizes how little can say much more. It first starts out with Tumblr's current good aspects, and later details the future of Tumblr.
Tanya Tan

How to Make Viral Content | Social Media Today - 0 views

socialmediatoday.com/...what-content-has-make-you-feel

Virality Viral Content

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  • But all viral content shares common features.
  • Viral content needs to address real-world problems.
  • They discovered that posts inspiring feelings of awe, anger or anxiety are shared more often than others, with anger being the most viral emotion of all.
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  • Most viral campaigns are shared so widely because they make people laugh.
  • How you deliver your content, and when, are two vital factors often overlooked by brands.
  • e originator of a novel idea will reap an outsize share of the benefits and, while attention is focused on them, turn that attention into the foundation of a great business.
  • In recent years there have been some fantastic viral campaigns invoking the element of surprise,
  • You can give your content a nudge towards popularity by partnering with social influencers such as bloggers, tweeters and other social media stars, or celebrities.
  • Tanya Tan on 11 Mar 14
     
    This article explains how although it is not always possible to predict if content will go viral, there are some similarities between content that has gone viral in the past. For example, Walter explains that viral content shares common features like addressing real-world problems, by evoking emotion (such as anger or humour), and usually has an element of surprise. Walter also adds that how material is distributed and by whom (ex. if celebrities are endorsing it) often plays a key role in whether it will reach a level of virality.
jorybrodkin

The Effects of Social Media on How We Speak and Write - 0 views

socialmediatoday.com/...l-media-how-we-speak-and-write

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  • jorybrodkin on 03 Feb 14
     
    This article discusses the pros and cons of the current lifestyle we live in a social-mediated world. People are learning new ways to "speak" with shorter-slanged words, and more concisely; and even using photos to communicate with others (through photo sharing platforms). Users are also over sharing their private lives with the world on social platforms, not realizing that almost anyone can see and read what they are putting out there.
Rachel Boere

7 Simple Ways to Make a Good Story Great - 0 views

www.writersdigest.com/...ays-to-make-a-good-story-great

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  • Rachel Boere on 04 Feb 14
     
    This article touches on several ways to take a story from good to great including engaging all of the readers/listeners senses, writing at your own level, and tapping into the emotions of your audience. All seven tactics can be used in all kinds of writing and would be especially helpful in the world of narratives as they would help the audience feel immersed in what they are reading of listening to.
Rachel Boere

100 Tips to Make your Podcast Great - 0 views

theaudacitytopodcast.com/ips-from-successful-podcasters

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  • Be yourself! Don’t try to be someone different because you’re behind a microphone. Ben Avery from The Strangers and Aliens podcast
  • If you’re new and lack confidence, do what actors do: rehearse, rehearse, and build your confidence. Byron Friday
  • Listen to your own podcast! This can be a quality-check or to find ways to improve. Max Flight from Airplane Geeks Podcast and Podcasting Passion
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  • Be honest with your audience, give them something personal to connect with. Craig from Making Business and Sales Work
  • Don’t over-edit and remove all of the silences. It’s hard for people to follow. DJ City from Japan Experience Podcast
  • Prepare notes beforehand. Even a rough outline can help. Ron Eastwood
  • Podcast your Passion! You’ll be amazed at how easy it easy to produce episodes if you simply podcast something you’re passionate about. From sports teams, to video games. Podcast something that excites you! Nick from Who-Dey Weekly
  • Visualize your audience so you can make your podcast more conversational. Wade Wingler from Fathers Over Forty
  • Create templates to speed up your workflow: shownotes, opening and closing audio, and anything repetitive. Max Flight from Airplane Geeks Podcast and Podcasting Passion
  • Be yourself! Don’t try to be someone different because you’re behind a microphone. Ben Avery from The Strangers and Aliens podcast
  • Rachel Boere on 04 Feb 14
     
    This article gives 100 tips from various podcasters around the world that will make your podcast great. Tips like listening to your own show to find ways to improve, be yourself behind the mic, and don't over edit can be helpful for anyone. This list also has links to the podcasts the advice is coming from. Lots to check out! 
Sohyun Kim

New tools for new movements: Using social media for civil good - 0 views

www.euronews.com/...ng-social-media-for-civil-good

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  • social media had an enormous impact on the fate of the bill. Demonstrations were held all over Europe, Twitter and other social media were used to contact, support and encourage the MEPs to vote against ACTA.
  • Thus, this is just one side of the story: through new and social media, activists and NGOs can directly reach their audience, supporting and sometimes even replacing traditional media as information source.
  • “Take the ‘occupy movements’, for example: they used Twitter as a main means to spread the word and report real-time what is happening in the field, they used livestream channels to broadcast from the protests and tell a different perspective from TVs and newspapers. Occupy folks used blogs to tell in-depth stories from the field, photos to document and illustrate the stories, and podcasting to make the voice of the protesters heard and to amplify the message.”
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  • Smartphones, the Internet, the new media and the social networks are excellent means to help every citizen to run stories from the field, documenting cases and share them widely with audience through blogs and social networks.
  • An important exception to this has been, in recent years, the rise of the Italian Five Star Movement. In origin a simple association of different groups of local activists coalesced around beppegrillo.it, a blog founded by former comedian Beppe Grillo, the movement quickly grew into becoming one of the main forces of the Italian political arena. Its disruptive political agenda, together with the charisma of Beppe Grillo, explains this quick rise to prominence.
  • Sohyun Kim on 09 Mar 14
     
    This compilation of articles show how social media can be used to create awareness on current events and in turn can push for a change for the world to improve. The various articles are based in Europe and how movements were successful or on the way to reach their goal(s).
Cheyenne Isles

Top 40 Most Popular Social Networking Sites - 0 views

socialmediatoday.com/...-social-networking-sites-world

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  • Cheyenne Isles on 17 Mar 14
     
    A website that shows the top 40 most popular social networking sites around the world. Each website has a brief summary of what it is and where it is popular. Very interesting contrast in popular websites that are international, and some that are more specific to different regions/countries.
  • Cheyenne Isles on 17 Mar 14
     
    *Note: this list is as of 2012
Sasha Ross

HowStuffWorks "Virtual Reality Immersion" - 2 views

electronics.howstuffworks.com/...virtual-reality1.htm

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  • In a virtual reality environment, a user experiences immersion, or the feeling of being inside and a part of that world. He is also able to interact with his environment in meaningful ways. The combination of a sense of immersion and interactivity is called telepresence.
  • Depth of information refers to the amount and quality of data in the signals a user receives when interacting in a virtual environment.
  • Systems that give a user force feedback and touch interaction are called haptic systems.
  • Sasha Ross on 04 Feb 14
     
    This article discusses and clarifies the ideas of virtual realities. This site also provides a very helpful video on the first page, called "The Internet of Things". The video gives great visuals and examples to help solidify the concepts surrounding virtual realities. Very interesting, hope you like it!
Sasha Solomon

Kopimism: the world's newest religion explained - 0 views

www.newscientist.com/...newest-religion-explained.html

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  • Sasha Solomon on 18 Feb 14
     
    A religious group dedicated to worshiping the act of copyrighting. One part of this groups religious practices is copying information as a way of worshipping it.
Sohyun Kim

Twitter as a Powerful Educational Tool - 1 views

novemberlearning.com/...as-a-powerful-educational-tool

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  • Eventually, the people on the street, armed with nothing more than a cell phone and a free social media site, changed the course of history. If you are a middle or high school social studies teacher, and you wanted to provide your students with a close-up view of the events unfolding in Egypt, you could turn to a traditional news service. Or, you could follow the hashtag #Egypt on Twitter and tap into the real-time pulse of unfolding events by people on the streets of Cairo.
  • examples of classrooms using Twitter as a way to share learning opportunities with others outside of the classroom. For example, supplementary photo and video tools provide the ability to share learning from anywhere someone can access an Internet connection
  • Teachers should have the skill set to build their own personal learning networks to be global. Teachers should be able to leverage their PLN to bring the challenge of authentic conversation to their students. Teachers should be able to use social media to connect their students to real-world problems. Like Mrs. Caviness, we believe that educators should be powerful role models and provide examples of how to use the most powerful social media tools to expand the boundaries of learning.
  • Sohyun Kim on 09 Mar 14
     
    This article puts Twitter and education together and demonstrates that both can be connected to create a much more valuable and rich educational experience. The teacher in this article used Twitter to strengthen students' current knowledge as well as build a growing library of material for future lessons.
Sohyun Kim

The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Ugly of Parallax Web Design - 0 views

www.thewire.com/...67234

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  • Parallax is the web design technique of using CSS to make different layers on the web page move at different rates. So, when scrolling down the page, instead of having all the text, photos, videos, and other elements move screen altogether, it feels more like a visual page turn, with a new layer of beautiful imagery or video or a pull quote gliding up to replace the just read "page."
  • Take last month's Fast Company story about Baratunde Thurston quitting the Internet for 25 days. Toward the bottom of the page, the designers used parallax to make leaves and flowers bloom onto the page. Unless your browser window is extremely wide, the details ended up covering the text, however, making it difficult to read the story: 
  • "It's getting a little overused everywhere," Trei Brundrett, the chief product officer for Vox Media, which owns SB Nation, The Verge, and Polygon, told us. The makers of "Snow Fall" and the other parallax pioneers who have used it made it the defining feature of thoughtful web design. "It's a signifier of quality. It has become a trope,"
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  • The low barrier to entry means, a lot of the times the effect doesn't add much to the story. "I think it's cool if used appropriately or in moderation," said Brundrett. A good use, he says, would be to "cleverly position" photography next to supporting copy
  • Unfortunately, that means it has gotten very tired, very fast. The Pitchfork team sees the whole trend winding down in the next year or two. "I think people will start to use it a lot more and possibly tire of it," said Renaud.
  • "Designers are excited that there is a lot of energy and curiosity around more thoughtful design and breaking out of our optimized content world," added Brundrett. 
  • Sohyun Kim on 09 Mar 14
     
    This article talks about a new trend in Web design- Parallax- and how it became popular. It shows examples of what websites effectively used this trend, and others that have done the opposite. It ends off with how this trend effects designers and readers alike. 
Stephanie Patterson

New Media and Electronic Rights - 0 views

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  • Stephanie Patterson on 02 Mar 14
     
    New technology is evolving, which can further innovation in our society. However, this presents a challenge for creators to protect their ideas and work. Therefore, copyright laws must be updated for continuous innovation in our world.
Stephanie Patterson

Making Sense of a Changing New Media World - 0 views

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  • Stephanie Patterson on 02 Mar 14
     
    New media is evolving and it is important for consumers and businesses to adapt and learn how to properly use it, and protect themselves from copyright laws.
Raweeh Paz

Reddit Donates $80,000 To Orphanage After Man Trying To Save Kids Attacked With Machete - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...kenya-orphanage_n_1237016.html

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  • Raweeh Paz on 08 Mar 14
     
    Similar to the example given in class early in the semester about the young boy who asked for donations because of a disorder he had, this article also involves Reddit and users donating money to help those in need. The article is an example of concept of imagined communities. It features that idea of people from all over the world being unified because they read something on the same website and thus sharing an experience together by helping the orphanage.
Raweeh Paz

Youth, Justice and Social Media Activism - 0 views

www.youthpolicy.org/...tice-and-social-media-activism

Social Media Networking Technology Communication Activism Movements Politics Youth Justice

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  • Raweeh Paz on 08 Mar 14
     
    This article talks about the future and possibilities of social media in relation to the youth of today. It speaks about how social media can be used to create awareness and often get people involved with issues going on in the world.
Raweeh Paz

Revolution 2.0? Social media and social movements - 0 views

www.socialist.ca/1836

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  • Raweeh Paz on 08 Mar 14
     
    This article provides different examples as to how social media has made an impact on various social movements that have happened; big and small ones. The article highlights the usage of social media and how it enables people to rally together from different parts of the world to share their opinion on a cause/campaign.
Cheyenne Isles

Connecting The World Through Social Media - 0 views

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  • Cheyenne Isles on 17 Mar 14
     
    An article that discusses social media and how it can be a useful tool for a global organization/company that crosses at least one national or regional boundary. Provides tips on how to get their message heard, as well as provide the top used social media websites in different countries.
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